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This morning I read of yet another murder-suicide where the unemployed (& apparently hopeless, drowning in debt) father offs the wife & kids & then kills himself. I wonder: did this phenomenon also occur during the Great Depression or other bad economic times, and what are you seeing in the current planetary positions that may be triggering this specific manifestation of destroying one's family?

Thanks,
Soulscape

Frightening and so sad. I believe the one you speak of was they family out in CA. Both parents had worked for Kaiser Permanente(sp?)

I'll PM you I know you wanted anyone to inform you of any 7.0 or larger!
I hope everyone is ok. It just happened 7 ne news yet on anyone hurt or the extent of damage or tusami warnings etc. I'll keep my eye out for any updates for you!

Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us. Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed. Their wings wrap gently around you, whispering you are loved and blessed.
-- Angel Blessing

Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us. Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed. Their wings wrap gently around you, whispering you are loved and blessed.
-- Angel Blessing

I have a Mac "widget" that alerts me to earthquakes. It makes a ping and announces in a machine voice where and when an earthquake takes place, and how strong it is. I noticed this earthquake, and the ones under the South Sandwich Islands.

I will be keeping an eye on the Mt. Redoubt eruption, too. All of these fascinate me. The earth seems so sensitive to the rest of the solar system. It is what could be called a "wonderment".

One hit I had, with the long-standing rumors of Kim Jong-Il's failing health, is that the pride issue behind this event could stem from NK's wanting to bolster up their power image in the face of the impending loss of their leader.

The Second House Moon also confirms fears that North Korea means to engage in sales to other rogue nations. There is an upcoming trine to Mercury for sales. H. 10 and H. 4 at zero ° show the launch has unleashed a crisis, as these are critical degrees. The government of North Korea is starting fresh and impatient for results. It is also an isolating influence, which we know is true but there is instability at the top as well (0° critical) and it is serious. I think this reflects the concern over Kim Jong-il's health that you write about and the restive state of the impoverished and hungry population.

Nicholas Campion is the present day authority on mundane charting, the author of The Book of World Horoscopes. It is as thick as your two feet together and an excellent resource. In an effort to encourage more participation on this forum, we can open up discussion to more mundane matters, some you may be more familiar with or avid for.

Nicholas wrote, "Mundane horoscopes are cast both for events & for groups of people: for battles & wars, the launching of ships & space craft, the independence of nations, general elections & the coronation of kings & queens, for organizations such as trades unions & political parties. ....but also for astronomical events which are then used to indicate the general trends for the coming weeks, months or years. The principal charts are those for the ingresses-the times of the entry of planets into new signs-and the fortnightly new Moons and full Moons."__________The Practical Astrologer.

Has anyone done a chart for the US on this swine flu? Or do they have a recommended site for reviewing the work of other astrologers on this matter? Or is that not a mundane matter? I get a little confused about exactly what "mundane" is?

Has anyone done a chart for the US on this swine flu? Or do they have a recommended site for reviewing the work of other astrologers on this matter? Or is that not a mundane matter? I get a little confused about exactly what "mundane" is?

Pigs are Taurus and news of our outbreak hit after the Sun had entered the Sign. Saturn & Neptune are involved in pigdom and the animal husbandry of pigs is House 6. Venus, ruler of Taurus, has been square Pluto, epidemics but now Mars has come up and squared Pluto for infection.

Mundane astrology is the application of astrology to world affairs and world events, taking its name from the Latin word Mundus, meaning "the World ".